Modern CV templates for UK jobs

Word templates built for applicant tracking systems, plus the method and keywords to tailor them to each advert. Written for UK applications. Instant download, no account needed.

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What is the best CV template for UK jobs?

The best UK CV template is a clean, single-column Word layout with standard headings (Profile, Experience, Education, Skills), a readable font and no photo, tables or text boxes. It reads well to a recruiter and to the software that screens CVs. Our pack has three: classic, modern and skills-based. See also our ATS-friendly CV template guide.

As of October 2026. Updated .

What's in the ATS CV Template Pack

  • 3 CV templates (Word)Classic chronological, modern professional and skills-based for career changers. Single column, real headings, no tables or text boxes, so applicant tracking systems read them cleanly. They open in Word and Google Docs.
  • Cover letter template (Word)A structure that ties your evidence to the advert in four short paragraphs.
  • The ATS CV Guide (PDF)How screening software actually reads a CV, a 20-minute method for tailoring to each advert, achievement-bullet formulas with before/after examples, and a 25-point pre-send checklist.
  • Keyword sheets for 40 UK rolesHard skills, tools, qualifications and the phrases recruiters search for, with example achievement bullets for each role.

Want to see the approach first? Our free ATS guide and keyword pages use the same method.

Look inside

Real pages from the downloads (the CV templates are Word files you edit; the guides are PDFs).

  • CV template 2: Modern Professional (Word)CV template 2: Modern Professional (Word)
  • CV template 3: Skills-based, for career changers (Word)CV template 3: Skills-based, for career changers (Word)
  • Keyword sheets: one of the 40 UK rolesKeyword sheets: one of the 40 UK roles
  • Interview Answer Bank (in the Bundle): the story worksheetInterview Answer Bank (in the Bundle): the story worksheet

Or get the whole Job Search Bundle

Everything in the template pack, plus:

  • The Career Change PlaybookA transferable-skills audit, UK retraining routes, 12 worked career-change paths and a 30-day plan.
  • The Interview Answer Bank50 common UK interview questions with what they test, a framework and a model answer for each, including civil service and NHS styles.
  • Salary Negotiation ScriptsWord-for-word scripts and email templates for expectations, counter-offers, public-sector pay points and pay rises.

ATS CV Template Pack

£12

Three ATS-safe Word CV templates, a cover letter template, the ATS CV guide and keyword sheets for 40 UK roles.

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Job Search Bundle

£29

The ATS CV Template Pack plus the Career Change Playbook, the Interview Answer Bank and Salary Negotiation Scripts.

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